In an empire of endless rifts and callous rulers, wave after wave of mutated creatures rampage, destroying all life hindering them. Perplexed, the empire gathers all mages, tasked with only one quest: kill! Its not easy though. Daily life turns grim within a breath, reforms are made, all in a bid to curb the mutation rate. Leafing through the ancient texts a fateful day, the current emperor discovers a jolting secret... . . . They're not perfect. A mismatched team; two orphans, one vandal, a girl whose history points to homicide, and a rebel. Innocent? Guilty. They've seen horror. They embody it. This is a world where the strong rule. They've been at the bottom of the rung before. Know what it's like to be preyed on. But not anymore. . . .